2020 Dragon Awards Finalists Announced

The finalists for the 2020 Dragon Awards have been announced.

The Dragon Awards are a program of fan-chosen awards to recognize outstanding achievement in science fiction and fantasy literature, comics, gaming and filmed entertainment, and was introduced as part of Dragon*Con’s 30th Anniversary celebration in 2016.

Winners will be announced during an online presentation, 'Dragon Con Goes Virtual', September 3-7 2020.

2020 Dragon Award Finalists

Best Science Fiction Novel

• The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
• The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow
• Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
• The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz
• The Last Emperox by John Scalzi
• The Rosewater Redemption by Tade Thompson
• Network Effect by Martha Wells
• Wanderers by Chuck Wendig

Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal)

• Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
• Jade War by Fonda Lee
• Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
• Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer
• The Burning White by Brent Weeks

Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel

• Finch Merlin and the Fount of Youth by Bella Forrest
• Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer
• The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
• Force Collector by Kevin Shinick
• The Poison Jungle by Tui T Sutherland
• Cog by Greg van Eekhout

Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel

• Savage Wars by Jason Anspach & Nick Cole
• Edge of Valor by Josh Hayes
• Aftershocks by Marko Kloos
• Defiance by Bear Ross
• Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio
• System Failure by Joe Zieja

Best Alternate History Novel

• The Girl with No Face by MH Boroson
• Witchy Kingdom by DJ Butler
• Revolution by WL Goodwater
• As Our World Ends by Jack Hunt
• Up-time Pride and Down-time Prejudice by Mark H Huston
• A Nation Interrupted by Kevin McDonald

Best Media Tie-In Novel

• Firefly – The Ghost Machine by James Lovegrove
• Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope by Una McCormack
• Star Trek: Discovery: The Enterprise War by John Jackson Miller
• Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse
• Aliens: Phalanx by Scott Sigler

Best Horror Novel

• Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
• Scavenger Hunt by Michaelbrent Collings
• The Twisted Ones by T Kingfisher
• The Pursuit of William Abbey by Claire North
• The Toll by Cherie Priest

Best Comic Book

• Avengers by Jason Aaron, Ed McGuinness
• Bitter Root by David F Walker, Chuck Brown, Sanford Greene
• Immortal Hulk by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett
• Monstress by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda
• Spider-Woman by Karla Pacheco, Pere Perez, Paulo Siqueira
• Undiscovered Country by Charles Soule, Scott Snyder, Daniele Orlandini, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Matt D Wilson

Best Graphic Novel

• Batman Universe by Brian Michael Bendis, Nick Derington
• Battlestar Galactica Counterstrike by John Jackson Miller, Daniel HDR
• Black Bolt by Christian Ward, Frazier Irving, Stephanie Hans
• Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
• Mister Miracle by Tom King, Mitch Gerads
• Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series

• Altered Carbon – Netflix
• Lost In Space – Netflix Originals
• Star Trek: Picard – CBS All Access
• The Expanse – Amazon Prime
• The Mandalorian – Disney+
• The Witcher – Netflix
• Watchmen – HBO

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie

• Ad Astra by James Gray
• Fast Color by Julia Hart
• Joker by Todd Phillips
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker by JJ Abrams
• Terminator: Dark Fate by Tim Miller
• The Lion King by Jon Favreau

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC / Console Game

• Borderlands 3 – Gearbox Software & 2k Games
• Control – Remedy Entertainment & 505 Games
• Death Stranding – Kojima Productions & Sony Interactive
• Gears 5 – The Coalition & Xbox Game Studios
• Half-Life: Alyx – Valve
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Respawn Entertainment & Electronic Arts
• The Outer Worlds – Obsidian Entertainment & Private Division

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Mobile Game

• Arknights – Hypergryph, Yostar
• Call of Duty: Mobile – TiMi Studios & Activision Games
• Grindstone – Capybara Games Inc.
• Manifold Garden – William Chyr Studio
• Minecraft Earth – Mojang Studios & Xbox Game Studios
• Mutazione – Die Gute Fabrik & Akupara Games

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game

• Forgotten Waters – Plaid Hat Games
• Jaws of the Lion – Cephalofair Games
• Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid – Renegade Game Studios
• Tapestry – Stonemaier Games
• The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine – Kosmos
• The King’s Dilemma – Horrible Guild Game Studio

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectible Card / Role-Playing Game

• Alien RPG – Free League Publishing
• Battlestar Galactica – Starship Battles: Viper Mk. VII – Ares Games
• Magic: The Gathering: Throne of Eldraine – Wizards of the Coast
• Pathfinder Second Edition – Paizo Publishing
• Spectaculars Core Game – Scratchpad Publishing
• Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Warcry – Games Workshop